Network Rail News
Charge while you travel with 84 new charging points at Edinburgh Waverley station
Rail passengers with electric vehicles will be able to charge while they travel thanks to the introduction of 84 new electric vehicle charging points at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Travel advice for North West with tracks set to exceed 50°C
Rail passengers in the North West are being advised to plan ahead with heatwave conditions expected to impact journeys next week.
Major £6.8m upgrade at St Albans City station is back on track
Plans to improve St Albans City station are getting back on track this summer, as Network Rail resumes work on the £6.8m revamp.
New independent report: Network Rail guilty of ‘restrictive and inflexible’ working practices
Network Rail has published an independent study by specialist infrastructure consultancy, Nichols, looking at how maintenance of infrastructure and key assets is carried out in other comparable industries in the UK and across Europe.
Network Rail announces Yorkshire’s first new electric railway in 25 years
The first miles of new electric overhead wires on a mainline in Yorkshire for over 25 years are now up, marking a step-change in progress for the multi-billion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade.
Network Rail uses trees to tackle graffiti hotspot in South London
Network Rail has planted 35 trees at an unsightly graffiti hotspot in London in a bid to deter taggers from vandalising the railway and saving thousands of pounds in cleaning costs.
Biggest upgrade in over 50 years at Billingham station gets underway
A £3.59m campaign to make Billingham station more accessible is now underway, kickstarting a programme of improvements for Northern passengers.
Charge while you travel: New electric vehicle charging points at Network Rail stations
Rail passengers with electric vehicles will be able to charge while they travel thanks to the introduction of 450 new electric vehicle charging points at Network Rail-managed car parks at railway stations.
Aberdeen-Inverness rail closure enables station works
Passengers are being reminded that services between Aberdeen and Inverness will be disrupted this weekend as work to build the new Inverness Airport station continues.
Multi-million-pound rail flood protection project gets underway
Network Rail has begun work to install around 10,000 tonnes of rock armour alongside a stretch of the Cambrian Line to make it more resilient and reliable for passengers.
Massive investment energises Scotland’s Railway electrification ambitions
Network Rail will invest more than £120m of Scottish Government funding in the next three years to boost the electricity power supply into Scotland’s railway network.
A better railway for passengers as Commonwealth Games excitement builds
Passengers travelling on the Chiltern main line between Dorridge and Birmingham Moor Street have a more reliable railway after work was completed ahead of the Commonwealth Games.